"Additional evidence cannot be permitted to fill up the gaps in evidence or to make up for the lack of diligence at the trial stage,"
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"Criminal prosecutions launched against the petitioners herein cannot survive, since the complainants who launched those prosecutions lacked the authority which the law prescribed," Kerala High
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"Statute itself has amended the ‘Specified Value’ as ‘not less than three lakh rupees’... no separate notification by the Central Government is required to bring the
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"Friendship cannot be a consideration to form a contract. Thus, if no contract has been formed, then the transaction cannot be legally enforced and it
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Commercial Court, on an application for summary judgment has to assign reasons as to why conditional order as contemplated in Rule 6(b) read with Rule
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"Burden of establishing that the transactions were not genuine sale transactions, but merely security arrangements for loans, rested upon the appellant and mere allegations of
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"When such revenue records continue for many years, are supported by registered sale transactions and remain unchallenged for a long period (a decade in the
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"While there is no absolute bar against a High Court granting bail to an accused whose bail was previously cancelled by this Court, the grant
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"Conduct of an accused after the cancellation of bail is another crucial factor in determining whether bail ought to be granted afresh," Supreme Court, in
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"Intention to commit murder cannot be presumed merely because the injuries were ultimately opined to be dangerous to life. In the absence of evidence showing
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Supreme Court, in a significant ruling dated May 22, 2026, held that a conviction for 'attempt to murder' under Section 307 of the IPC cannot
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"Chastity is not to be considered purely from a moral perspective focused on virtue alone; it has to be seen from the prism of dignity
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"Failure of the prosecution to procure and produce the mobile phone or video would not be fatal, so long as the prosecutrix was under the
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"When the time gap is large then there could be intervening circumstances, which snaps the link and prevents an adverse inference against the accused
"Concealment and its knowledge, revealed from the statement of the accused, is the crucial ingredient of Section 27 which can lead to that being used
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"Judicial sanctity cannot be given to an adulterous relationship which is apparently existing between the petitioner and the detenue," Himachal Pradesh High Court, in a significant ruling,
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"Any unilateral alteration affecting the rights and obligations of the parties, without mutual consent, cannot ordinarily be sustained in law," Punjab and Haryana High Court,
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"Summoning an accused in a criminal case is a serious matter, and criminal law cannot be set into motion as a matter of course. The order of
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"Expression ‘minimum wages’ occurring in the order dated 21.09.2007 cannot be frozen to the wage rates prevailing on the date of the order itself," Delhi
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"If the accused is able to raise a probable defence which creates doubts about the existence of a legally enforceable debt or liability, the prosecution
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"Burden of establishing that the transactions were not genuine sale transactions, but merely security arrangements for loans, rested upon the appellant and mere allegations of
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"When such revenue records continue for many years, are supported by registered sale transactions and remain unchallenged for a long period (a decade in the
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"While there is no absolute bar against a High Court granting bail to an accused whose bail was previously cancelled by this Court, the grant
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"Conduct of an accused after the cancellation of bail is another crucial factor in determining whether bail ought to be granted afresh," Supreme Court, in
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"Intention to commit murder cannot be presumed merely because the injuries were ultimately opined to be dangerous to life. In the absence of evidence showing
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Supreme Court, in a significant ruling dated May 22, 2026, held that a conviction for 'attempt to murder' under Section 307 of the IPC cannot
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"Chastity is not to be considered purely from a moral perspective focused on virtue alone; it has to be seen from the prism of dignity
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"Failure of the prosecution to procure and produce the mobile phone or video would not be fatal, so long as the prosecutrix was under the
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"When the time gap is large then there could be intervening circumstances, which snaps the link and prevents an adverse inference against the accused
"Concealment and its knowledge, revealed from the statement of the accused, is the crucial ingredient of Section 27 which can lead to that being used
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"Mere deprivation of natural heirs, by itself, may not amount to a suspicious circumstance because the whole idea behind the execution of a Will is
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"An affidavit is not an 'evidence' within the meaning of Section 3 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and the same can be used as
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"Word 'may' is also employed in Clause 2.15 and hence it is only in the nature of an option and not a mandatory condition," Supreme
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"When a case is resting on circumstantial evidence, if the accused fails to offer a reasonable explanation in discharge of burden placed on him by
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"Once a policy decision is taken to benefit a defined class, it must be applied uniformly to all who satisfy the prescribed conditions. Equality does
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"Beyond those conditions there can be no negotiations for surrender of the land, particularly in derogation to the landowner's statutory rights," Supreme Court, in a
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"Section 46(b) and Statute No.28(1) must, therefore, be read in the light of Section 16 of the General Clauses Act, 1897, which provides that where,
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"Demonstration as required by Regulation 11.3.13 is a stand-alone provision, the penalty for which is ingrained therein... requiring mens rea and the latter inviting strict
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Supreme Court, in a significant ruling, set aside the conviction of a Sri Lankan national in a high-profile case involving the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,
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"Highly belated introduction of the name 'Ranjan' as alias of 'Sri' post-arrest constitutes a material improvement that seriously undermines the credibility of the prosecution's case,"
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"Additional evidence cannot be permitted to fill up the gaps in evidence or to make up for the lack of diligence at the trial stage,"
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"Criminal prosecutions launched against the petitioners herein cannot survive, since the complainants who launched those prosecutions lacked the authority which the law prescribed," Kerala High
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"Statute itself has amended the ‘Specified Value’ as ‘not less than three lakh rupees’... no separate notification by the Central Government is required to bring the
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"Friendship cannot be a consideration to form a contract. Thus, if no contract has been formed, then the transaction cannot be legally enforced and it
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Commercial Court, on an application for summary judgment has to assign reasons as to why conditional order as contemplated in Rule 6(b) read with Rule
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"Judicial sanctity cannot be given to an adulterous relationship which is apparently existing between the petitioner and the detenue," Himachal Pradesh High Court, in a significant ruling,
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"Any unilateral alteration affecting the rights and obligations of the parties, without mutual consent, cannot ordinarily be sustained in law," Punjab and Haryana High Court,
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"Summoning an accused in a criminal case is a serious matter, and criminal law cannot be set into motion as a matter of course. The order of
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"Expression ‘minimum wages’ occurring in the order dated 21.09.2007 cannot be frozen to the wage rates prevailing on the date of the order itself," Delhi
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"If the accused is able to raise a probable defence which creates doubts about the existence of a legally enforceable debt or liability, the prosecution
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"It is true law recognizes and preserves the right which every man has to use his own name including for carrying on trade or business
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"It is a well-accepted principle that in the case of sale of immovable property, time is never regarded as the essence of the contract. In fact,
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"Right to vend is exhausted by a single, unconditional sale, the article sold being thereby carried outside the monopoly of the patent law and rendered
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"Legislature is entitled to rectify the order of legal succession and, having regard to the unique matrimonial regime in Goa founded on communion of assets,
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"If the very entry or the crossing of threshold into the area of the civil service of the State or the Union is put in
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"At that particular point of time when the marriage of the daughter had occurred, as a parent he would have undergone extreme mental agony, pain
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"Any suppression, concealment or selective disclosure of such material facts amounts to an abuse of the process of law and strikes at the very root
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"Once the original property possessed ancestral/coparcenary character, the substituted property retained the same legal incidents in the hands of the allottee. The mere conferment of ownership rights
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"Absence of any independent evidence to support recovery (presence of public witnesses, videography or photography) is a relevant factor while considering applications for grant of
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"Power of the Disciplinary Authority to initiate an inquiry against its employee on the formation of an opinion cannot be made subject to the requirement
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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